gringorio - 8-13-2005 at 07:49 PM
What kind of shark encounters have you had in the Sea of Cortez?
I took this photo this year in the northern Sea of Cortez.
Once, years ago, we had a shark hit our sailboat with its mouth as if it was testing it to see how tasty it was... 
Ken Bondy - 8-14-2005 at 10:55 AM
Greg
I have had many memorable encounters with sharks in the Sea of Cortez over the past thirty years. On scuba, I have swum with and photographed
hammerheads and silkies many times. Seeing a school of hammerheads numbering in the hundreds is perhaps one of the most spectacular of any underwater
sight. No-one who has seen it will ever forget it. Silkies are perhaps the most curious and/or agressive shark I have ever seen underwater. I have
pushed them away with my fins and/or camera many times. They are also very beautiful, classic shark shapes with a striking bronze color. On snorkel,
I have swum with and photographed whale sharks in Bahia de Los Angeles on two occasions Near San Francisquito, I have seen magnificent threshers
jumping clear of the water many times. Unfortunately there I have also seen pangas filled with their fins. Sharks are magnificent, beautiful animals
and it is a shame their behavior and importance to the oceans is so widely misunderstood.
++Ken++
Sharksbaja - 8-14-2005 at 02:59 PM
and you can say that again, thanKs.